What Kind Of Vehicle Do You Drive While Geocaching

[RavenGuider]

We drive a minivan... what else would a family of 6 own??

 

Interestingly enough, I did ask my husband tonight if we could buy a Jeep... the bottom of the van took a beating today looking for a cache! He said no. This was supposed to be a cheap hobby. (Ha Ha)

Raven

[+GSVNoFixedAbode]

[edit]Oops - double bounced.

Edited August 10, 2006 by GSVNoFixedAbode

[+GSVNoFixedAbode]

Like a few people here, if not on the MTB, my cachin' wagon is (naturally) a Green Subaru Vehicle. Specifically, a Subaru Outback:

Edited August 10, 2006 by GSVNoFixedAbode

[+NatureGuy360]

My one (and only) vehicle to get me there is my 2005 Saturn ION Coupe - not to be confused with the sedan version. It can take me to any destination in the world! ...So long as its paved of course. After that it's up to my feet to take me the rest of the way there.

[Copepod]

What about bikes? I've done a lot of my caches by bike - not just those near home (Cambridge, England UK), but also a couple in Scotland, although I had to get an overnight train then a day train to Oban, then a ferry to the Isle of Kerrara, with bike. Lower CO2 emissions than if I'd driven all the way!

[+Newfiezedder]

Well, I have one vehicle of my own 03 ZR2 Blazer

But i have used all my families vehicles:

the best pic of my lil bros bike

my old car

and my buddies car

Think there are others too but that's all the ones I have pics of

Cheers

Greg

[+horsegeeks]

Our cachecar has been used mostly for geocaching since 30,000 miles. It now has 115,000 miles. It's had its picture taken at many events including GW3

[+Dew Crew]

My mountain bike is my wheels. More specifically it's a Trek Single-Track 930.

[+jadeskyline]

my cachemobile is a 91' Toyota Truck with over 300,000mi on it. 4 wheel drive- man's greatest invention.

[+Squarepegs]

My cachembile in the Nevada desert. It's seldom as clean as it looks here. White paint hides a lot of dirt!

[Nevak]

1987 Range Rover

[+James Lobb]

 

i drive that to the cache's not accessible from the water or to far to bike, its my perents car not mine (it may be germen but that does not meen it cant go off roading !!) but for the caches that can be found via the water i use my dingy or a kayak

 

(its that metel boat that is small)

[+dakboy]

Started w/ a '99 Dakota 4x4, then an '03 Dakota 4x4, now I'm into an '03 Subaru Outback.

 

Though my last cache I found using the oldest transportation mankind has ever had - I walked there from home.

[Clan Riffster]

Finally got a picture of my new(er) ride:

'96 Toyota 4x4 with a KLR-650 in the back.

[k1w1t1m]

My wife decided that the Bronco used a bit too much gas and was looking a bit old so it has been traded.

 

Our geocaching mobile is now a Nissan Xterra 4x4. We love it

[Copepod]

What about bikes? Here are links to 2 finds, with photos of 2 bikes I have used: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?II...mp;LID=17060142 and http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?II...mp;LID=12962534 Never felt the need to photograph my car, not take it near a geocacache!

[+AJB3023]

Still pretty new but a couple of times my step son and I took the 97 F-150 or the 98 Valkyrie. Now we use the wifes 02 Jeep and when these come out 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4 door I want one. The wife wants a camper for the back of the F 150 but if I have my way she'll get a small Class C instead.

Edited August 16, 2006 by Jay B

[E-trexer]

Landrover Defender Tdi: The vehicle you need when Jeep is stuck in the mud!

[+sayter liften]

89 dodge dakota 4x4, goes every where i want it too.

[+wandering4cache]

Either my (Mrs) 2002 Subaru Forester which I love, OR we take hubby's 2001 Nissan Pathfinder.

 

Only thing is, we find that we drive into places that perhaps other smarter people wouldn't go.

Edited August 19, 2006 by wandering4cache

[+CheshireFrog]

Here in central Colorado, this is how you get to the cache:

 

 

 

Sure, I could have got a Hummer or a Land Rover, but then I'd still need a friend with a jeep to pull me out when I got stuck.

[+GeoBlank]

Is there any other? ...

 

[+Candyman & PussyKat]

1998 Honda Accord 4d grocery getter! 30mpg and easy to get around! Currently looking to replace a 15mpg full size truck with something 40mpg + ..... sure wish Domestic had some options for us .... but its looking like a Civic.

[+nameless301]

The good ol' 94 Nissan Altima, takes me to a nice parking lot where I can start my hike.

[+3blackcats]

I do ALL of my caching in Ruby, my 2001 Subaru Forester. LOVE MY AWD!!!

[+gkart65]

we have geocached in all of our vehiculs but usualy we use our 1990 jeep wrangler or 2005 jeep wrangler.. but we have used our 71 firebird also, and our 2 grand cheerokees..

[+dakotacache]

We haven't been Caching long, but it was a no brainer that our vehicle of choice for this pass time would be our 1999 Jeep Wrangler Sport. Our family of 4 fits perfect, with plenty of room for our Caching Bag, and extra stuff.

 

 

-DakotaCache

[+Webfoot]

I do ALL of my caching in Ruby, my 2001 Subaru Forester. LOVE MY AWD!!!

And a very good vehicle it is I might add.

[+3blackcats]

She manages to get us there and back, does she not?

 

A peculiar feature of this vehicle is that when it's filled with geocachers there seems to be a continuous sound of laughter coming from within. You've heard it, haven't you Webfoot?

[+501_Gang]

A 2000 Isuzu Amigo and a 2002 Ford Escape. so far they have gone through everything we threw at them.

[+TrailBound]

03 honda element - seats out of the back to make room for 3-5 dogs depending on the day and the cache.

Edited August 31, 2006 by TrailBound

[GlobeGeorge]

I usually drive a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan to the parking area listed on the cache page. Then, I just walk the rest of the way.

[+robert]

 

2000 Subaru Outback Wagon, 83k miles.

Still plugging away nicely, 94,300 miles.

 

[+laughingcat]

 

Still plugging away nicely, 94,300 miles.

 

 

a mere baby!

1996 Lincoln Towncar, 218,000+ miles.

[ALPINE-X]

2001 Xterra for around town caches (or cave caches)

 

 

 

1987 Suzuki Samurai for hard core cache locations

 

 

Edited September 2, 2006 by ALPINE-X

[+NoWhining]

2003 Nissan Xterra SE 4x4 Supercharged -- Flowmaster and K&N equipped for the added power in the mountains. Love the ride Hate the gas mileage. Like this thread.... Often use the two feet method, especially on lunch breaks. Plan to cache via mountain bike in the near future.

[Clan Riffster]

1996 Lincoln Towncar, 218,000+ miles.

Heck, for a Towncar, that's just getting broke in.

My newer 'Yota has 368k on it and my old 'Yota has 330k. All original, including the rust & dents.

[+Ride The Heights]

I cycle an REI Novara Randonee 27 speed Touring Bicycle. I pack the Panniers with my caching gear and head out on the road. Cause it is a touring bike with X-country type tires, I can hit horse trails or access roads to mountain summits.

 

Caching gives me new destinations for marathon cycling trips or quick detours on the way home from work. It is easy to park the bike while grabbing a quick urban cache, and it is a fast way to grab caches in state parks etc. When I run out of trail, I stash the bike and hike the final leg to the cache. I put my GPS in a handle bar holder and head out. I laugh as I pass the gas stations also

[+gof1]

[+Night Stalker]

I used to read this thread and drool at all the cool caching vehicles out there. I was caching with a 92 Honda accord that had 264,000 miles on and had been in 3 accidents while my teenage son was driving it.

 

My wife took pity on me and bought me a 2006 Xterra off road with all the goodies. Now I to can cache and feel cool, as long as I don't watch the gas guage.

 

I am planning on adding a K&N cold air intake and a spacer under the FI to see if I can get the MPG up there a bit in the near future.

[+VE6NS]

02 Jeep Sahara fits the bill, unless the kids friends tag along. Then its the minivan.

[+coloradojeep]

Only in a Jeep!!

 

[+Team Snoopy]

 

This is our usual. Suprisingly we can get to most places...and out of them too. We do have a 2002 Ford Taurus that we can take, but the kids have more fun taking daddy's car.

[+ccs79]

This is what I travel around in now. A 2006 Mazda 3 hatchback 5-spd (of course). 30-34 mpg. And if I ever need to go off-road, I just use my legs.

 

[The Muse]

I drive an Audi TT Roadster if I'm hiking, or an Audi A4 if I'm bringing my mountain bike.

 

I usually hike, because the drive is more fun:

 

Edited September 11, 2006 by The Muse

[+SueEmAll]

Add me to the list of people who use a Jeep. It is a 95 YJ to be precise. I also like taking my Suzuki DRZ400E dual sport motorcycle from time to time.

[+Sunshine Toledo]

Sounds like I need to get one of these. Which do you think would be best?

[+Bad_CRC]

wow... so many people with jeeps.

 

I know this hobby is a good fit for me now.

 

my normal cache vehicle.

 

 

 

unfortunately, it's out of commission right now, cause I picked up a nail in one of the tires at a cache near a construction site and I'm procrastinating buying new tires for it since they are so expensive.

 

but my backup vehicle works almost as well. (4x4 and bigger tires, just harder to park)

 

[TinyMoon & The Pumpkin King]

Our 14ft Viking Longship

 

 

oh yeah, and

 

our Thundering Road Hog

 

 

and for winter a 4x4

 

 

(bullet holes in "Pavement Ends" sign courtesy of local rednecks!)

Edited September 14, 2006 by TinyMoon & The Pumpkin King

[+hairball45]

OK, I already answered this one, but some of the answers have changed. (Orig. post #204) I'm still caching in the Wrangler when it's just my lonely, but Koilady's Grand Cherokee has been retired. It was reaching the point where it was going to start getting expensive after a couple of years of being paid for. It was needing this and that so we replaced it with a GMC Envoy with more toys than I have all figured out yet. I know that it will go through some fairly heavy terrain if I insist, but I just havn't had the heart yet. The GC was no stranger to mud and such, it actually pulled the Wrangler out of pretty ugly stuff a couple of times. I'm sure the new one will hit the trail some time, but not for awhile yet I guess.

Tonight I drove home in a new (to me) cachemobile. I picked up an older class C motor home. (that's a camper body with a cabover sleeper on a 3/4 or 1 ton van). It has a shower, a can, a fridge, AC, and all the normal camper type amenities. Here's my theory. Koilady likes to sit and wait for me while I hit the trail. So- she can sit and watch the tube or play solitare, or take a nap. When I get back she'll have a nice meal waiting for me (yeah, right). I can take a shower and change into clean, dry, mud and tick free clothes. It won't go all the places the Wrangler will go, but it'll get close enough for most of the caches I usually go after. Caching a good fur piece from home won't be so unlikely either. Campgrounds are plentiful and Flying J doesn't really care if you crap out in their back lot for a bit.

I'll keep the group informed how this works out.

hairball